Bridgette Wilson Add to My Celebs Age 38 Birthday Sep. 25th, 1973 Born in Gold Beach, Oregon, USA Height 5' 9

Bridgette Wilson's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) The $treet Bridget Des…

Main Movie Roles 2005 - Shopgirl 2002 - Buying the Cow 2002 - Extreme Ops 2001 - The Wedding Planner 2001 - Just Visiting 2000 - Beautiful 1999 - House on Haunted Hill 1999 - The Suburbans 1999 - Love Stinks 1997 - I Know What You Did Last Summer 1997 - The Real Blonde 1995 - Billy Madison 1995 - Nixon 1995 - Mortal Kombat 1995 - Higher Learning 1993 - Last Action Hero

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Bridgette Wilson was born in Gold Beach, Oregon, on September 25, 1973. The brown eyed actress grew up there with both her parents and sister, Tracy Wilson (I). Her first taste of fame came in 1990 when she won Miss Teen USA. The next year she was in Los Angeles taking acting classes. Her break-through came in 1991 when she landed the role of Lisa Fenimore Castillo on the daytime soap "Santa Barbara" (1984). In 1992 she made her film debut as Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter in Last Action Hero (1993). Soon after she was seen alongside Kristy Swanson in Higher Learning (1995). Her first lead role was in Billy Madison (1995) playing Veronica Vaughan, the love interest of Adam Sandler (I)'s Billy. Several serious films followed, including roles in Nixon (1995), Sweet Evil (1996) and Unhook the Stars (1996). Bridgette was later seen alongside many teen starlets in the horror film I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997). Bridgette played the arrogant Elsa Shivers, who does not survive to the final credits. She is also an accomplished songwriter and singer, so far she has made two CDs; "Gimme a Kiss" and "I Only Want to Be with You." Besides the song and movie career, she is also an avid supporter of MADD, American Oceans Campaign, and several AIDS organizations. Her film House on Haunted Hill (1999) reached #1 at the box-office, over Halloween weekend. Next Bridgette, instead of horror, stars in the comedy Just Visiting (2001).


TRIVIA:

• Insisted on doing all her own stunts for _Last Action Hero (1993)_ (qv), in part because she wanted to feel more "in touch" with her character, "Meredith Caprice/ Whitney Slater." Later, Bridgette complained that most of her better footage was left on the cutting room-floor; many of her fans seemed to agree, citing that she disappeared from the movie far too soon.
• Once took the stage at a festival for _The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)_ (qv).
• As a child, she taught herself to play the piano.
• On Tuesday, June 20, 2000, it was announced that she was engaged to tennis star 'Pete Sampras' (qv), 28. According to Sampras, they got engaged after he lost the first round of the French Open.
• Is a considerably in-demand singer in Japan, where she has released two CDs: "I Only Wanna Be With You"; and "Gimme a Kiss."
• First child Christian Charles Sampras was born 21 November 2002 in Los Angeles. London, UK bookmakers have given Christian a 150-1 chance to win Wimbledon (Sampras has 7 Wimbledon titles); he's a 2,000-1 shot to beat Wimbledon champs 'Andre Agassi' (qv) (Sampras's arch-rival) and 'Steffi Graf' (qv)'s son, Jaden Gil, in a Wimbledon final.
• Miss Teen USA 1990.
• Got the role of Sonya Blade, in _Mortal Kombat (1995)_ (qv), after 'Cameron Diaz' (qv) had to drop out, due to a broken wrist.

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